Mexican
Huevos Rancheros
October 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Because I am always on the hunt and searching for new recipes, my kitchen has a special place where I keep my stack of must-try recipes.  I don’t know about you, but as soon as I get up in the morning I start wondering what should I cook tonite! Fall has just begun, the weather is alot cooler, so I was looking for a not too heavy comfort food. Read the rest of this entry »
Panko Crusted Halibut Tacos with a Creamy Avocado Cabbage Slaw
August 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was so excited to make these panko crusted halibut tacos last night, because I new they were going to be really tasty. And that they were!! We had dinner with some friends the other night at BJ’s Brewery, when my eyes hit the halibut tacos on the menu, I decided to try them. I hate to admit this but I’ve never had fish tacos. They were lightly breaded with panko bread crumbs, and served in warm tortillas with plain shredded cabbage.  On the side was the creamy avocado sauce, and salsa. So I decided I was going to make my own panko crusted halibut tacos, but change it up a bit by combining Read the rest of this entry »
Enchiladas Santa Maria
June 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
These south western style enchiladas are a spin off from my chicken enchiladas. We were in the mood for enchiladas, but not chicken, so I decided to slow roast (2 hours) a tri-tip that was marinated in a rub of spices. My tri-tip, that was already marinated came from my local butcher that uses Pappy’s seasoning’s. They call it the Santa Maria tri-tip, so that’s where the south western style was born.  My chicken enchiladas are sauceless, these are not. Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken, Green-Chile and Cheese Enchiladas
April 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
 
I go through spurts where my mouth is watering for a specific cuisine, lately it’s been mexcian food, but nothing really heavy.  I found this recipe from an old cook book (Sunset), and changed it up quite a bit, to make a lighter version. Read the rest of this entry »
Chipotle Beef Taco Salad
July 14, 2008 | No Comments »
I started making this recipe about 2 years ago and we absolutely love it! The smokiness from the chipotle adds a nice twist to the Taco salad. Chipotle is a smoke dried jalapeno chili used Read the rest of this entry »
